Speaking Engagements & Articles/Kaleidoscope Business Options
Speaking Engagements & Articles

2011
Making Sales Growth Pay, Rotary Club, South-Charlotte
Planning for Growth and Change, Synergex Group, Premier Bank Workshop
Access to Capital for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs 2011 Charlotte Chamber Summit presenter


2010
Planning for Growth and Change, Synergex Group
Access to Capital for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs 2010 Charlotte Chamber Summit

2009

Effective Business Planning, Compass Career Management Solutions Self-Employment Workshop
How to Streamline Operations and Address HR Issues, Small Business Resource Event, sponsored by Business First, a joint venture of the Charlotte Chamber and the City of Charlotte
Survive and Thrive Through the Recession and Beyond:  Managing Change Successfully, Business Success Institute
Innovating Through the Recession, Kiwanis - Pineville/South Mecklenburg
"Leverage the recession by boosting the value of your business," Realtor® Reflections, March 2009

2008

Your Business Strategy:  Does It Meet the Challenge?  Survive & Thrive in Today's Economy Workshop, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce in co-sponsorship with SCORE and SBTDC
Transitioning from Entrepreneurial to Professional Management, The President's Forum of Charlotte, The Entrepreneurship Institute
Growing Out of Your Business -- The Importance of Succession Planning, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
Value Builders...Value Busters! Sales and Marketing, Co-presenter, Business Success Institute

2007

"Plan to be Successfully Opportunistic," Greater Charlotte Biz Magazine, November 2007
How Information Systems support profitable growth for your company, Poyner & Spruill LLP Business Roundtable
"Seeking Sustainable Success? Try Mixing Art and Science," Greater Charlotte Biz Magazine, September 2007
"Make Outside Advisors Part of Your Team," Greater Charlotte Biz Magazine, August 2007
Money makes the world go 'round, Co-presenter, Business Success Institute
"The Devil's in the Details, Always," Greater Charlotte Biz Magazine, May 2007
"How's Your Economic Outlook?" Greater Charlotte Biz Magazine, March 2007
What's in it for me?  Understanding your own motivation and the motivation of others, Co-presenter, Business Sucess Institute
"Expand Management Capacity with Outsourcing," Greater Charlotte Biz Magazine, January 2007

2006

"Maybe You Really Don't Need a Plan!" Greater Charlotte Biz Magazine, November 2006
Leverage Human Capital with Effective Systems, Carolinas Organizational Development Network (CODNET)
All Systems Go, Business Success Institute
"Grow Value by Protecting Core Competence," Greater Charlotte Biz Magazine, September 2006
"Increase Your Return on Human Capital," Greater Charlotte Biz Magazine, July 2006
"Value:  It's Your Choice!" Greater Charlotte Biz Magazine, May 2006
"Getting Out of Your Business Alive," Greater Charlotte Biz Magazine, March 2006
"What's Next for My Business?" Greater Charlotte Biz Magazine, January 2006
Value Creation:  Designing the Ultimate Exit, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)

2005

Value Creation:  Laying the Foundation, Queens University, McColl Graduate School of Business
The Power of Value, TEC Entrepreneur Group - Atlanta
The Value of Your Time: Executive Time Management, Business Success Institute

2004

Growing Capacity...the Joys and Pitfalls, CPCC BEST (Business & Entrepreneurial Skills Training Program)
Executive MBA Entrepreneurial Presentations, Queens University, McColl Graduate School of Business

2003

Growing Your Business More Successfully,
Charlotte Chamber, BG Network
Could Your Technology Better Support Your Business?  InfoVision - Tech Expo 2003, CFO Luncheon
How to Obtain and Wisely Use Credit, CPCC Corporate & Continuing Education

2002

Smart Business Growth - Keeping Your Dream Alive, Charlotte Chamber, MBA (Maximize your Business Advantage) Series
Effective Selling Now! Charlotte Chamber, MBA Series
Growing Your Business:  How to Manage Current Growth & Prepare for the Future, Charlotte Chamber, Minority Business Leadership Institute
Putting It All Together…Surviving Growth, CPCC BEST (Business & Entrepreneurial Skills Training Program)
Could Your Entrepreneurial Behaviors Be Hindering the Growth of Your Operation? Charlotte-South Rotary Club

2001

Putting It All Together…Going To The Next Level, CPCC BEST (Business & Entrepreneurial Skills Training Program)
and Charlotte Chamber, Minority Business Leadership Institute
Small Business Programs, Charlotte Chamber Northwest Area Council Meeting

2000

Winning Strategies for Women:  The Power of Cyberspace – Small Business & Legal Issues for the Internet; The Power of the New Economy – Turning Goals and Creativity into Profit; The Power of Protecting Your Assets – Protecting the Future of Your Business, Edward Jones (with co-sponsorship from ABWA, SBA, SBDC, SCORE, Office of Women Business Ownership and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
Putting It All Together…Going To The Next Level, CPCC BEST (Business & Entrepreneurial Skills Training Program)

1999

Navigating Through the Sea of Numbers to Increased Profits, Charlotte Chamber, Small Business Education Series
Putting It All Together...Going To The Next Level, Charlotte Chamber, Minority Business Leadership Institute
Winning Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs:  Millennium Money Matters; Millennium Management; Millennium Marketing,
Edward Jones (with co-sponsorship from ABWA, IBM, SBA, SBDC, SCORE and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
Getting the Most from Your Chamber Membership, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)

1998

Business Ownership:  The Challenge of Running a Successful Business, American Business Women's Association
Managing Cash Flow, Charlotte Accounting Caucus
Your Business Future:  Managing Growth, NC Small Business & Technology Development Center, NxLevel Program
Growing Management Capacity, Rotary - West Charlotte Group; American Subcontractors Association of the Carolinas, Charlotte Chapter
Building and Maintaining Value, North Mecklenburg Chamber of Commerce, Business Works Program

1997


Developing Your Own Business & Marketing Plan, CPCC Small Business Owners Program
Blood is Thicker than Water and It Boils Faster Too -- Family Business, Charlotte Accounting Caucus
Expanding the Single Person Business, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Round Table
How to Become Bankable, CPCC Small Business Owners Program
High Output Performance, Dellinger & Deese Family Business Alliance
Building and Maintaining Value, Kiwanis - Dilworth Group
What Small Businesses Need From Their Banker, Wachovia Bank - Business Banking Managers Meeting

1996

Improve Your Business Performance with Strategic & Operational Planning, NC Association of CPA's, Charlotte Chapter
Making the Business Environment Work for You, BPW - Metropolitan Chapter
The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Business, Charlotte Chamber, Small Business Seminar Series
Do You Plan to Succeed? Managing Business Performance, Charlotte Chamber, BG (Business Growth) Network

1995

Do You Plan to Succeed? Managing Business Performance, The Network:  A Roundtable for Women Business Owners